I think it is a beetle, if you use facebook post here with details of where in the world it was and you might get an identification.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=friends of coleoptera at the natural history museum (entomology department)
Definitely a beetle. Nice shot George.
Very good George.
For some reason lots of insects seem to like the Choisya bush in our garden, even when it isn't in flower. I suspect it is because of its position, where it captures the sun more and earlier than most of our garden making it warmer, that being possibly aided by the colour of the leaves.